This text is different from the work of the same name said to be composed by śaṃkara. It speaks briefly about the nature of the physical body and of the soul

Manuscript Beginning

oṃ śrutismṛtipurāṇānam ālayaṃ karuṇālayam। nāmāmi bhagavat pādaśaṃkaraṃ lokaśaṃkaram। ātmānātmavivekam[u]cyate। bhavabandhanāt ātmānātmavivekena mucyate saṃgrahāt tataḥ। ātmā nāma sthūlasūkṣmakāraṇaśarīrebhyo vyatiriktaḥ।

Manuscript Ending

sthūladeho'nnamayakośaḥ। karmendriyaiḥ itaraprāṇaiś ca saha prānaḥ। prāṇamayakośaḥ। jñānendriyasahitaṃ manaḥ। manonmayakośaḥ। tair eva tat sahitā buddhiḥ vijñānamayakośaḥ। śarīradvayakāraṇam ātmajñānam। ānandamayakośaḥ। eteṣāṃ kośatvam।

Catalog Entry Status

Complete

No. in Descriptive Catalog

463.7

Key

manuscripts_005357

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CC BY-NC 4.0

Cite as

Ātmānātmaviveka, in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry, Manuscripts of the Indology Collection, consulted on September, 10th 2025, https://ifp.inist.fr/s/manuscripts/item/383586